The Crypto Fiat
NEED TO KNOW EL SALVADOR The Crypto Fiat Bitcoin has fascinated and frightened investors who love to watch its value rise (one […]
Weaponizing Secularism
NEED TO KNOW FRANCE Weaponizing Secularism Ever since French officials banned Muslim women from wearing face veils at schools in 2004, the […]
The Fall
NEED TO KNOW AFGHANISTAN The Fall Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country Sunday as Taliban fighters entered Kabul, leading to the […]
Problem Child
NEED TO KNOW POLAND Problem Child From the headlines, one would think Poland is at war with the European Union. The Central […]
A Storm Is Brewing
NEED TO KNOW ZAMBIA A Storm Is Brewing Zambian President Edgar Lungu deployed the army after clashes between members of his ruling […]
A Page, Borrowed
NEED TO KNOW BRAZIL A Page, Borrowed Protesters staged events throughout Brazil recently after far-right populist President Jair Bolsonaro, citing baseless claims […]
Energy Chess
NEED TO KNOW RUSSIA Energy Chess The US and Germany recently reached a deal wherein the US would agree to drop its […]
Hunting Equilibrium
NEED TO KNOW EUROPE Hunting Equilibrium Italian officials recently banned massive cruise ships from the fabled lagoon of the City of Canals. […]
It’s Getting Hot in Here
NEED TO KNOW MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA It’s Getting Hot in Here As Americans and Turks worry about hazy skies from […]
The Invasion of the Nurdle
NEED TO KNOW SRI LANKA The Invasion of the Nurdle First, smoke from the burning container ship X-Press Pearl polluted the skies […]
Little Brother
NEED TO KNOW WORLD Little Brother Azerbaijani authorities filmed journalist Khadija Ismayilova in intimate situations in her home in Baku, alleged that […]
Hats, White and Black
NEED TO KNOW PERU Hats, White and Black Peruvians living in the Andean town of Niño Jesús de Huarapite feel as if […]
Papers, Please
NEED TO KNOW EUROPEAN UNION Papers, Please Imagine a lamp-lit cobblestone street on a dark, foggy night in Paris. As an innocent […]
A Land of No Yield
Test your global knowledge with our new weekly quiz. Just scroll down past Discoveries and you’ll find it. NEED TO KNOW MADAGASCAR […]
Pandemic+’Coup’/geopolitics=Crisis
NEED TO KNOW TUNISIA Pandemic+’Coup’/geopolitics=Crisis For some, the coronavirus pandemic feels like it’s ending. For Tunisians, it’s as if it has just […]
Sparking Tinder
NEED TO KNOW SOUTH AFRICA Sparking Tinder The BBC video of a woman throwing her baby out of a burning building illustrates […]
Pride Goeth…
NEED TO KNOW CHINA Pride Goeth… China is building more than 100 new nuclear missile silos in its northwestern desert, according to […]
Patria y vida
NEED TO KNOW CUBA Patria y vida Food shortages and price spikes were the initial motivations for the anti-government demonstrations now rocking […]
Laurels in Silence
NEED TO KNOW JAPAN Laurels in Silence Victorious Olympic athletes will put on their own medals at the Tokyo games this summer. […]
Offshoring Humans
NEED TO KNOW UNITED KINGDOM Offshoring Humans Nigel Farage, the former British member of the European Parliament who masterminded his country’s exit […]
The Heat’s On
NEED TO KNOW CANADA The Heat’s On Cherries roasting on trees, crops baking in fields, mussels being boiled alive in the ocean […]
Holding On Tight
NEED TO KNOW ISRAEL Holding On Tight Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is a far-right leader who cobbled together opposition parties from […]
The Plot to Nowhere
NEED TO KNOW HAITI The Plot to Nowhere The alleged conspirators who plotted the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse met repeatedly […]
Falling Down
NEED TO KNOW WORLD Falling Down The tragic collapse of the Surfside condominium in Florida last month highlighted how such accidents are […]